School board member Juliet Stipeche took this photo at the Rusk School after a major rainstorm hit in late September. The black spots on the ceiling show severe water damage. Parents had complained for years that the roof leaked regularly and needed to be replaced.

School board member Juliet Stipeche took this photo at the Rusk...

The Houston school district has allowed roof problems at an East End school to linger for seven years despite warnings and repeated leaks that damaged computers, other equipment and recent renovations, an internal investigation confirmed.

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